---
typeId: req
recordId: benac-sign-003
fields:
  title: Signature verification before reliance
  statement: Benac shall verify signed claims before displaying them as verified,
    using them in policy, or including them as verified evidence.
  rationale: Unverified claims must not be mistaken for trusted provenance.
  verification: Invalid signature claim appears unverified and cannot satisfy policy.
  testable: true
  status: draft
  area: BENAC-SIGN
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_syrs_v0_4_integrated_authentication.md
  sourceVersion: v0.4
  sourceSections:
    - 10.1 Cryptographic identity, content identity, and provenance foundation
  order: 12
---
